# NTSB Accident WPR23LA085
> **Auto-Gyro Cavalon** · 2022-12-19 · Benson, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA085
- **Event ID:** 20230109106555
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-12-19
- **Location:** Benson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.999444, -110.35797
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Auto-Gyro
- **Model:** Cavalon
- **Registration:** N518DT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of directional control on takeoff, which resulted in the collapse of the nose wheel strut and a runway excursion.

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